8-inch Google Nexus tablet’s specs leaked

Internet grapevine is abuzz with alleged specs of the upcoming Google Nexus 8, which is being manufactured by LG.

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NEW DELHI: Google has tasted success with its Nexus range of tablets and now reports hint that the company is working on an 8-inch version of the tablet. Internet grapevine is abuzz with alleged specs of the new tablet, which is being manufactured by South Korean electronic giant LG.

Twitter user EVLeaks, which has leaked details of many gadgets accurately in the past, has tweeted that the upcoming LG V510 tablet is a part of Google's Nexus range.

Chinese microblogging platform Weibo too has posted an image of the service manual of LG V510. The image shows that the upcoming model will have an 8.3-inch TFT screen with 1920x1200p resolution. This device is 8.3mm thick, weighs 349.38gram and is powered by a 4,600mAh battery.

The Android-powered tablet will access the internet via Wi-Fi as well as cellular networks and transfer data over Bluetooth and microUSB. On the back, Nexus 8 will sport a 5MP camera, while a 1.3MP camera will be placed in front. According to the image, the tablet will support eMMC storage of 16GB and offer 1GB RAM.

Since Apple launched the iPad mini with an 8-inch display, rivals like Samsung also introduced models with similar screen size.

LG recently launched a tablet with 8.3-inch screen, named G Pad. It also manufactures the Nexus 5 smartphone for Google.

Earlier, the company 'accidentally' leaked an image of the new tablet on the official website for Android. The device in the picture was smaller in size than the Nexus 10 and had bezels much smaller than those of the new Nexus 7. This had given rise to speculations that Google is readying its first 8-inch tablet.